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Indicator — In di*ca tor ([i^]n d[i^]*k[=a] t[ e]r), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indicator card — Indicator In di*ca tor ([i^]n d[i^]*k[=a] t[ e]r), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indicator diagram — Indicator In di*ca tor ([i^]n d[i^]*k[=a] t[ e]r), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indicator telegraph — Indicator In di*ca tor ([i^]n d[i^]*k[=a] t[ e]r), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indicator — (n.) 1660s, from L.L. indicator, agent noun from indicare (see INDICATION (Cf. indication)). As a finger muscle, from 1690s … Etymology dictionary
Indicator organism — Indicator organisms are used to measure potential fecal contamination of environmental samples. The presence of coliform bacteria, such as E. coli , in surface water is a common indicator of fecal contamination. Coliform bacteria in water samples … Wikipedia
Indicator species — An indicator species is any biological species that defines a trait or characteristic of the environment. For example, a species may delineate an ecoregion or indicate an environmental condition such as a disease outbreak, pollution, species… … Wikipedia
Indicator (genus) — Taxobox name = Indicator regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Piciformes familia = Indicatoridae genus = Indicator genus authority = Stephens, 1815 subdivision ranks = species subdivision = see text Indicator is a genus of… … Wikipedia
Indicator telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indicator net — Constructed using light steel nets, indicator nets were often anchored at various depths to the sea bed around Allied naval bases during World War II. They were intended to entangle U boat traffic of the enemy, even though the submarines often… … Wikipedia
